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Unguentarium
Unguentarium

Unguentarium

Artist Unknown
Date2nd century BCE–1st century CE
MediumCeramic
DimensionsH. 6 1/8 in. (15.6 cm) x Max W. 1 7/16 in. (3.7 cm); Diam. of rim 1 1/8 in. (2.9 cm)
ClassificationsGlass
Credit LineGift of Elizabeth F. Gervais-Gruen
Object number92.7.15
On View
On view
ProvenanceElizabeth F. Gervais-Gruen, Chapel Hill, NC; given to NCMA, 1992. Published ReferencesGazette des Beaux-Arts no. 1490 (Mars 1993): 94.
Exhibition HistoryRaleigh, NC, North Carolina Museum of Art, "The People's Collection, Reimagined," October 7, 2022–present.
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